I mention Al Schmitt a number of times in this video. Sadly, Al passed away in April of 2021. His contribution to the audio engineering world cannot be overstated. Any engineer that you talk to will tell you that they learned something (if not everything) from Al. A sweet guy, a colossal talent, and a legend. Rest in peace, sir.

Your videos are helping me a lot as a sound engineer student, i learn more in this videos than the school lol Thanks for the content

I follow more than 1.000 KZfaqrs who talk about music because I am very interested in learning. Some are not so good, some are good, and a very few are very good....but you are very, very, very, very, very, very, super good. I just went to check all your other videos and was surprised to see you have very few videos and you have not uploaded any videos for months. "What a pity". I thought... I do not know your circumstances, but let me tell you that you are one of the most gifted persons I have met in the art of teaching. If you upload more videos I am sure you will soon get a million subscribers. You are the best. Keep it up. You are not only an expert .. you are informative and funny. You are gifted !!!!! Do more videos please !!!!! Thanks a lot.

Seasoned tracking/mixing engineer here. The fact that we can never stop learning until we choose to do so is why I'm here. The other reason is because you make it much easier to watch. I'm sure you are super cool to work with. Great vids!

For the quality of your videos, they are pretty underrated. Although with time I definitely think you'll become more popular.

Hey Mr. B - for what it's worth, I'm a 63 year old soon to be retired plumber that's just getting started in studio recording. My late start is somewhat offset by the financial security I've cultivated over my long career, allowing me to procure good quality instruments and gear that most younger folks can't at this stage of their lives. I've gathered enough where if my recordings suck I can't blame it on the gear or room acoustics. :-) Your videos "sink in" better than all the other You Tube channels I watch and believe me, I watch a lot of them. I would love to attend your college class but I'm just outside Vail, CO and it's just not practical. Please keep posting; it's the next best thing to being there!

Literally one of the best educators on KZfaq, love the style of your videos. Highly underrated.

mr b!!! when you swore, I had to pause the video and write this. oh my LORD that's a STRONG opening minute!

Dude, you're awesome. I hope you can continue to make these videos and spread the knowledge, it is much appreciated!

This is handsdown the best channel about these topics in youtube. Im binge watching everything i already know coz its that much fun. Bravo👏👏👏👏

Hi Mr.B.....its a great series of upload. Future of Stereo listening is separated as headphone listening and speaker listening. Numann has done great work towards binaural recording..but it may has some psycho acoustic is future of human listening Hi Fi.

Awesome, you always help us see the reality of audio processing in a very different way.

Yes! I really appreciate your attitude, philosophy and knowledge. Thank you for putting out quality content, well recorded, edited, etc. people don’t know how much work this is. I’ve watched 4 videos and will keep going. Always learning even if “I know how to manage sound”! 🥂 🎉 Thank you again!

Excellent videos! Some great points, valuable information and great examples here. Top job 👌

Great videos, Mr. B! I even watch the ones with topics that are not of my interest because you always make me smile. Thanks for posting! Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

Love your process AND the corny jokes. By golly. The generous tutorials yourself, Dan Worrell, Sylvia Massey, and Steve Albini have all posted have improved this middle-aged rock and classical recording enthusiast's game immensely. I am building a better understanding and practice of what I do, and having more fun to boot (not the old frat-house meaning of the word BOOT:). Thank you so much!

Glad to see you're back making more videos. I missed you! :-)

I know that studio. Glad to see you still have a sense of humor Mr. B

Every time I watch a video of yours I fell grateful that your channel exists and for having found it. At first glance, your irreverent manner and the look(visual) of a serious guy semmed strange to me, nothing to do with age, because people can be cheerful and fun at any age. But in the second video I got used to it and started to like this contrast. And yes, you deserve a lot more subscribers. I will try to help with this by recommending your channel in all videos about editing, mixing, mastering and music production on Brazilian channels. A hug from Brazil, thank you for sharing your knowledge with such quality and in such an irreverent way.

Really great video! Looking forward to a possible part 2? Engineers who never use compression :)

Love your videos, very funny and I'm always learning something new!

So well prepared. Thank you.

I like your contents, your delivery is consistently entertaining yet very informative. Subscribed! 🔥

Im glad I found your channel, this is the second video I am watching,, I really appreciate your knowledge and the time you put in to make these videos!!! and the Humor is priceless!!!... you are awesome bro! 😀

Wonderful content there, I'm so pleased to learn with your presentation style.

I’m laughing so hard I’m crying. I always enjoy your videos Mr. B!

Yeeesssss, new video!! Mr. B Back in the studio ^^

Very good, keep up the good work, bravo and most importantly thank you very much for your time and dedication to offer such great and quality content. 10/10

Just found your channel, great stuff splattered with some good humour👍

Fascinating!

Thanks, great video!👍

wise advises, much love and respect sir

I love EQ. I mainly use it for notching out frequencies between instruments/vocals. Cleans everything up and leaves room for other stuff. I dont have the budget or the mics that Al does, but the guy is a genius.

Great videos....

Hey, this was great! Your humor is solid. The banana. Nice. And, and... I learned something about reducing my use of EQ. Looking forward to the next video. Go for weekly!!! Subscribed!

You opened my mind, great humor too!

Braw stuff Sir. Thanks.

Audio in a Video about Audio!!!!! Whomever said that they 'appreciate that the audio in this video about audio is great' is my new KZfaq Hero! The percentage of videos within what I call the University of KZfaq, that property themselves to be about helping me improve my audio skills, yet themselves break every rule of Audio, specifically dialog intelligibility, is on par with the income and wealth distribution of this new guided age. And you Sir, are a One Percenter! Videos that claim to be their about say 'Mic Technique' and are using the microphone in their iPhone, or 'Gain Staging, Compressing, and Limiting' and then the commercials kick in and blow my monitors out, or getting a vocal to 'Sit in the Mix' and then they play the track and you either A) can't hear the track at all over their constant talking or B) can't hear what the hell their trying to say because the track's way to load. Then they try to 'A/B or Bypass' an effect, and for some reason feel the need to blab between the A and the B, which is A/Erase from Memory/B. Can you please do an Audio Video on how to properly do Audio Videos? Then we can leave the link in the comment section of every other channel!

You are awesome 😂👌🏽 Thanks for info

love the comments section now mr B! let me be your video editor please!!

Great comprehensible video. Mic placement and getting it right at the source goes a long way, not just in the studio.

Welcome back!

I was not disappointed

Never lose the juvenile jokes!

i am just a beatmaker. but learned mpore than engeniers than people who actually showing you how to produce better ... subscribed and yes u deseve more subcribers

I too suffer from time to time the anguish that is reverb remorse.

They depend on the style of music you work with. For example, if you work a lot with digital, you have to cut and boost things when you can not even choose a mic!

haha... such a great video

you got a sub bud

I tried to get mad at this video but I just couldn't..it's too good!

well that's if you have a lot of time to go through all those mics. Yeah I agree to record the best possible recording to have less issues later. However don't record with eq's and compressors on unless you have had experience with the rack units. But good video

Ah, yes. Non-EQ EQ. The best form of EQ.

Hi Mr.B, very good vid indeed. Thank you! And where can I find the aes 2012 convention footage?

Curious about your thoughts on EQ on an instrument/amplifier in order to get the 'right' sound prior to even mic placement/recording.

"one of the best audio recording guru...., John green of audio of audio...

Update: I passed pharmacology :) Love the videos!

Good advice! I have a low budget, poor acoustics, poor equipment and no experience. What do you suggest?

Very much like Steve Albini.

one question and one suggestion: why did you take down your filmed journey as a PA sound engineer on the upper floor for this country / rock band,it was very truthful and i really enjoyed it at the time.especially the driving back,reminds me the old days. and if we are talking EQ here my suggestion is sell your YAMAHA Q2031 dual EQ it is one of the worst EQ's i've worked with at the time .and i really like vintage Graphics,Q1027 for example is completely another story,top notch(filter:).keep the vid's rolling & take care...

Just subscribed. Came for the info. Stayed for the 8-year-old shit jokes 👍🏼

Why not mention that if you are raising the high frequencies in an EQ, to add some sparkle to lets say an acoustic guitar, it will/can add noise as opposed to if the mic and it's placement, assuming it's low noise, already gives you those frequencies.

OMG! LMAO!! This was an awesome video! DON'T...SPX990...mics, bananas, Yoda.... I was LMAO!

The piano in the beginning sounds so nice and WIDE, is it haas effect?? or two pianos?

I've watched a lot of audio videos for a new job this year, there are a lot of good ones out there and a lot of bad ones but none are as funny AND informative as yours. Screw "serious" adulthood.

Mr. B, because of the varied outcome/product, does mic placement and mic choice, by its nature, become a form of eq. Proximity effect and what not... ? Or is the answer to my question a "DUHHHH" (facepalm) ....

like

comparing a badly placed sm58 to a better placed neumann is kinda funny...

What camera do you use to record with? Got that lo-fi straight to video self help vibe? is warm and fuzzy in a nostalgic (ironic?) way

honestly man, if you're not a millionaire, you should be :-)

I think the second un-eqed is too bright

used for evil, hehehe

He doesn't use EQ boost. That's what he means. EQ cuts are necessary in every good mix.

I slightly disagree. When in a live setting, you have to use EQ. What if you have feedback? What if you don’t like carrying 50 mics, preamps, and compressors for every source with you to every event? I mean, I hope a sound guy doesn’t do that! Normally you have what stuff you need figured out before you do an event, but you have to remember acoustics are also different and can cause frequencies to be lost in the mix. You have to use ew for that. When tracking, you can get away with not using eq (you definitely should keep it minimal until you go into your DAW), but you still need it. I’d rather listen to sound that is more natural on the mic that I have than become an audio gear-head (so to speak) and take 50 years to figure out what a halfway decent sound is. That’s before mixing, compressing, and even a sound check and getting people’s in-ears figured out. There is so much more here and I think that the non-use of eq can cause more problems than solve them. Also, who uses a SM-58 on a guitar? Wouldn’t you want it directly in the pre from the pickup?